Breathing Rescue for SUDEP Prevention
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Focal Epilepsy
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Basic Science
- Participants needed
- 100 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Other
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About This Trial
The purpose of this study is to precisely delineate human brain networks that modulate respiration and identify specific brain areas and stimulation techniques that can be used to prevent seizure-induced breathing failure.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* diagnosis of intractable focal epilepsy
* admitted to the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center for intracranial subdural strips, grids, or depth electrode placement study (invasive video-EEG)
Exclusion Criteria:
* respiratory, cardiac or ce…
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